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Web developer finds 12 of 13 AI-built sites flunk Core Web Vitals and accessibility standards, questioning whether automation improves user…
Sep 22now
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“AI: *replaces four lines of semantic HTML with 80 megabytes of div soup, three hallucinated npm packages, and a loader that spins forever*”— Lobsters commenter · full quotes →
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Developer debate whether open source packages remain relevant when AI can rebuild them from scratch faster than installing.
Sep 22now
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“If we stop creating new projects, may be AI won't have enough base to do the same and the open-source would necessary.”— alsanan · full quotes →
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Bars and restaurants restrict Meta eyewear amid videos of apparent non-consensual filming; tech firms clash with venues over disclosure…
Sep 22now
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“With regard to Meta glasses, our instinct was to say, 'turn the cameras off.'”— Wetherspoons spokesperson · full quotes →
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Developers push back on idea that stable software without constant updates is "dead."
Sep 22now
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“maintenance mode can and should include fixing bugs and refining rough edges on UX”— exchgr · full quotes →
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Mashable's headphone comfort roundup excludes AirPods Max due to inconsistent fit and poor value; AirPods Pro 3 also left out over design…
Sep 22now
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“The longer sound port does provide a securer fit. It also presses up against the concha, resulting in some discomfort.”— Mashable · full quotes →
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Five Android-powered notebook models from major manufacturers launch October 4, with a bundled earbuds promotion running through October 25.
Sep 21now
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“When you add a Googlebook to your cart at Best Buy, a pair of Pixel Buds 2A in hazel will be added for free.”— The Verge · full quotes →
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The USTDA is bankrolling a trans-Pacific internet cable route that avoids the South China Sea as Washington seeks to secure digital…
Sep 21now
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“The military conflicts in the Middle East and Europe show that geopolitical crises can trigger cyber or physical disruptions to subsea cables. The U.S. and its…”— Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman · full quotes →
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Apple's newest OS versions make AI features hard to turn off, frustrating users who must dig through settings to opt out.
began Sep 19now
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“Updating to Apple's newest attempt to shove "AI" into your life willy-nilly? Here's every place to turn that nonsense off.”— lilithsaintcrow · full quotes →
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New experimental codec uses GPU encoding and supports HDR, but requires five to ten times more bandwidth than conventional streaming.
Sep 21now
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“Pyrowave can use five to ten times more bandwidth than conventional streaming codecs and recommends connecting both systems directly to the router via at least…”— Valve · full quotes →
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Apple's Beats brand launches new over-ear headphones aimed at active users with swappable parts and IPX4 water resistance.
Sep 22now
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“These aren't just the Studio Pro with a new coat of paint; instead, they represent an entirely new direction for the brand.”— TechRadar · full quotes →
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GitHub has taken down the repository for Bend, a parallel programming language, prompting creator Victor Taelin to seek reinstatement.
Sep 21now
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“GitHub has taken down Bend's repository. We're trying to reach out to support so it is reinstated”— Victor Taelin · full quotes →
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Chipmaker doubles down on SoftBank-backed data center provider, buying discounted pre-listing shares as AI infrastructure buildout…
Sep 21now
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“Nvidia is buying a further $1.5B of shares in SB Energy at 90% of the price of the SoftBank-owned developer's coming US listing.”— Bloomberg · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Programming language designer argues against adding named, optional, and default parameters to Rust, citing maintainability lessons from…
Sep 21now
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“language servers can handle labels for you. Gleam has labelled arguments, and I rarely write them. Instead I run the "fill labels" code action”— lpil · full quotes →
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Barcelona theatre's promotion of a feminist adaptation filtered by Facebook and Instagram for mentioning civil rights.
Sep 21now
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“The EU requires political ads to be labeled and restricts how targeted they can be. There is no EU regulation forcing Meta to ban anything. It's very clearly a…”— dgellow · full quotes →
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A status-page incident coincides with commenter reports of overly sensitive safety flags and rumors of an imminent Opus 5.5 launch.
Sep 21now
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“I am quite confident that what I'm doing is well within the law... but I can't even use Fable anymore because every time I enable it, it works for about twenty…”— tombert · full quotes →
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Commentators and outlets warn that ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini store deeply personal user data with few restrictions, prompting new advice…
began Sep 15now
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“You have this intelligent thing staring back at you, and you're basically telling it, one question at a time, every possible thing there is to know about your…”— Matt Green · full quotes →
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AMD has begun adding GDDR7 memory support to its open-source AMDGPU Linux driver ahead of next-generation Radeon GPUs.
Sep 21now
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“AMD sent out their latest Linux kernel graphics driver patches today for enabling some new hardware IP blocks. And as part of that, preparing for GDDR7 video…”— Michael Larabel, Phoronix founder and principal author · Phoronix · full quotes →
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Apple quietly narrowed support for new iOS 27 camera controls to iPhone 18 Pro models after initially listing older devices.
Sep 22now
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“Apple has not identified a processor, sensor, or memory requirement that prevents recent iPhones from using the controls. Its iPhone 18 Pro announcement…”— The Mac Observer · full quotes →
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A 2019 guide to purchasing refurbished business laptops resurfaces on Hacker News, sparking discussion about old hardware durability.
Sep 21now
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“Anyone have any pointers for sourcing genuine keyboards for thinkpads? I seem to run out of luck with them everytime.”— windex · full quotes →
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LWN details the incremental Git 2.56 release and the looming, compatibility-breaking Git 3.0, including a default switch from SHA-1 to…
began Sep 18now
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“It is not the most earth-shaking of releases, but the one that follows, which might be the long-awaited Git 3.0, may well be.”— Jonathan Corbet, LWN editor · LWN.net · full quotes →
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Bloomberg's chief Apple correspondent discusses the new CEO's debut and the strategic shift away from the iPhone era.
Sep 21now
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“This year's story actually says a great deal about what's happening at Apple, how Cook managed in wholesale leadership ranks over the past year, and how all of…”
— Nilay Patel · full quotes →
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A programmer and artist shares a simplified schematic of the DMG Game Boy's internals from a recent NYC presentation.
Sep 21now
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“One of the coolest things I've seen recently is the platform that the University of Kent uses to teach programming. It's a little circuit board that looks like…”— David Chisnall · full quotes →
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Patent filing describes remote AI that diagnoses and fixes hardware problems without user intervention.
Sep 20now
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“Sony files patent for an AI self-repair system using LLMs to generate and execute diagnostic code across PlayStation and consumer hardware”— nesbot@mastodon.social, Tech community member · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Tech critic Paris Marx flags concerns about Apple's direction after John Ternus took over as CEO from Tim Cook.
Sep 21now
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“John Ternus kicked off his tenure as Apple CEO by announcing the long-awaited folding iPhone. But behind the scenes, it looks like products and services are…”
— Paris Marx · full quotes →
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The Czech ministry reverses its earlier skepticism about Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology based on European data and safety safeguards.
Sep 21now
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“Clarification of specific issues relating to the safety and operation of the system was crucial to the Czech Republic's decision”— Czech ministry · full quotes →
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A Gamers Nexus investigation into LG TVs snowballed into a wider reckoning over how all smart TVs track and monetize viewing habits.
began Sep 19now
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“We need a comprehensive federal privacy law that covers this sort of data collection and misuse”— Thorin Klosowski (EFF) · full quotes →
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The M5 Max base model rose $500 to $2,500 and the M5 Ultra $1,500 to $5,500 in 18 months, far exceeding typical Apple upgrades.
Sep 21now
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“We've never seen component prices increase this much, this quickly. We've worked hard to absorb these costs and delay price increases for as long as possible…”— Apple · full quotes →
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iPhone users who upgrade to iOS 27 can no longer revert to earlier iOS 26 versions.
Sep 21now
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“Because iOS updates often patch known security vulnerabilities, Apple keeps a rather short list of signed iOS versions.”— 9to5Mac · full quotes →
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The development tool company reworked its continuous integration infrastructure to handle code validation at the pace AI coding assistants…
Sep 21now
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“A good chunk of what my company has been doing with AI falls into either burning down our known tech-debt and "easy wins" that no one ever had the bandwidth to…”— TrueDuality · full quotes →
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Five new models combining ChromeOS and Android debut Sept. 21, starting at $899.
Sep 21now
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“It's not every day we see a brand-new kind of laptop launch, let alone one with a new OS from a brand that's never thought of as a rival to MacBooks or premium…”— Richard Priday · full quotes →
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Jason Chen dismisses chip makers' long-term shortage forecasts as margin protection, predicts PC prices will decline by the second half of…
Sep 20now
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“No. How could it stay short forever? Chinese capacity keeps coming onto the market. The supply shortage problem has already completely disappeared.”— Jason Chen, Acer Chairman and CEO · full quotes →
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A reportedly leaked Xbox Insider Hub survey asks fans to rate how necessary a physical disc drive is for Microsoft's next console, as Sony…
Sep 21now
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“Xbox has reportedly been asking some players whether physical disc support would be a feature they'd want to see in its next console.”— Polygon · full quotes →
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Xiaomi's new flagship features a privacy screen that outperforms Samsung's offering, arriving this week.
Sep 21now
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“The Xiaomi 18 Pro also features a privacy screen. Let's take a look at how it performs”— @UniverseIce, Tech observer · X · full quotes →
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Job postings by the tech giants signal growing interest in digital-asset strategy and blockchain infrastructure.
Sep 21now
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“The listings do not confirm that either company is launching a new crypto product, but it does show that stablecoins and tokenized deposits are becoming…”— CoinDesk · full quotes →
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Apple's latest flagship is impressive but lacks compelling reasons for most 17 Pro owners to upgrade, analysts find.
began Sep 19now
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“The iPhone 18 Pro is an impressive phone, but you won't notice a big difference compared to the 17 Pro.”— Engadget · full quotes →
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